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- Dictionaryequilibrium/ˌiːkwɪˈlɪbrɪəm/
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- 1. a state in which opposing forces or influences are balanced: "the task is the maintenance of social equilibrium" Similar Opposite
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1. : a state of balance between opposing forces or actions that is either static (as in a body acted on by forces whose resultant is zero) or dynamic (as in a reversible chemical reaction when the velocities in both directions are equal) 2. : a state of intellectual or emotional balance.
EQUILIBRIUM definition: 1. a state of balance: 2. a calm mental state: 3. the state in which the reactants (= substances…. Learn more.
What is the meaning of Equilibrium? An equilibrium represents a state in a process when the observable properties such as colour, temperature, pressure, concentration etc do not show any change.
The state of a reversible chemical reaction in which its forward and reverse reactions occur at equal rates so that the concentration of the reactants and products remains the same. A condition in which all influences acting cancel each other, so that a static or balanced situation results.
The word equilibrium is commonly used to refer to mental or emotional balance, and a near synonym in this sense is composure. In chemistry, equilibrium is the condition existing when a chemical reaction and its reverse reaction occur at equal rates.
a stable condition in which forces cancel one another. 2. a state or feeling of mental balance; composure. 3. any unchanging condition or state of a body, system, etc, resulting from the balance or cancelling out of the influences or processes to which it is subjected. See thermodynamic equilibrium. 4. physics.
EQUILIBRIUM meaning: 1 : a state in which opposing forces or actions are balanced so that one is not stronger or greater than the other; 2 : a state of emotional balance or calmness.
a state of balance, especially between different forces or influences. Any disturbance to the body's state of equilibrium can produce stress. in equilibrium The point at which the solid and the liquid are in equilibrium is called the freezing point. We have achieved an equilibrium in the economy.
1. a state of rest or balance due to the equal action of opposing forces. 2. equal balance between any powers, influences, etc.; equality of effect. 3. mental or emotional balance; equanimity. 4. a state or sense of steadiness and proper orientation of the body.
equilibrium noun. Meaning & use. 1.a. 1660–. In physical sense: The condition of equal balance between opposing forces; that state of a material system in which the forces acting upon the system, or those of them which are taken into consideration, are so arranged that their resultant at every point is zero.
